Month: March 2021
Snyk raises $300 million at a $4.7 billion valuation as employees cash in and the security company beefs up
Snyk, a developer of application security technology, is now worth $4.7 billion after a new fundraising and secondary sale that totaled $300 million. In all, investors have poured $470 million into the company after this new investment, which was led by Accel and Tiger Global, with participation from a host…
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GameStop’s stock was on the rise again, until it wasn’t
GameStop stock (GME) soared in value on Wednesday, peaking at $348.50 per share. Then, in an event that’s definitely not cause for concern, minutes later it lost fully half its value by plummeting to $172, Bloomberg reports. Yes, “stonks” are back, and GameStop is once again in the crosshairs of…
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Apple M1 Macs can now run Photoshop natively Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)
Adobe has announced that its photo editing software Photoshop can now run natively on M1 Macs and take full advantage of the performance improvements built into Apple’s new architecture. Late last year Apple unveiled its new Arm-based M1 chip alongside a new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini. Unfortunately…
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Chatbot startup Heyday raises $5.1M
Montreal-based Heyday announced today that it has raised $6.5 million Canadian ($5.1 million in US dollars) in additional seed funding. Co-founder and CEO Steve Desjarlais told me that the startup’s goal is to allow retailers to support more automation and more personalization in their online customer interactions, while co-founder and…
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Daily Crunch: Apple announces a chip design center in Germany
Apple is making a big investment in Germany, Russia takes aim at Twitter and Roblox goes public. This is your Daily Crunch for March 10, 2021. P.S. Don’t forget to sign up for TC Early Stage 2021, a virtual event focused on operations and fundraising that we’re holding on April…
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The latest Google Arts & Culture exhibit lets you explore the history of electronic music
If you have any interest at all in electronic music, you owe it to yourself to check out Google’s latest Arts & Culture exhibit. Music, Makers and Machines celebrates the history of the genre, highlighting the people, sounds and technologies that… Source
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